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The history of Labor Day
Labor Day marks a new epoch in the annals of human history. It differs from some of the other holidays of the year in that it glorifies no armed conflicts or battles of man’s prowess over man.
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1800s
Say, Say, Oh Playmate: We traced the story of this old song and hand clapping game, and have the lyrics
Millions know ‘Say, Say, Oh Playmate’ – also known as ‘Playmate’ – but few today know much about the rhyming song & hand clapping game. Find out more here!
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The original ‘Wizard of Oz’ Broadway musical pretty much looked like nightmare fuel
Check out some original ‘Wizard of Oz’ cast photos from 1903, and see if you don’t think the characters seem creepy — maybe even a little bit ghoulish.
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These 10 old roller coasters at vintage amusement parks will make you really appreciate today’s safety standards
Take a look back at ten old roller coasters from the early 1900s, and admire the courage of the riders who sat down in those rickety little cars and sped off into the wild blue yonder.
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How to make old-fashioned spiced peaches & homemade preserves with these vintage recipes
If you think peach jam is good, wait until you try these vintage recipes for homemade sweet, warmly-flavored spiced peaches and preserves made from fresh peaches.
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14 cute antique Thanksgiving postcards people sent back in the early 1900s
Take a look back at how people celebrated Thanksgiving Day with these antique Thanksgiving postcards from around the turn of the century!
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Anyone for radioactive food? You could get it with this X-radium cookware – a mind-blowingly bad product idea from 1905
Back when radium was first discovered, people loved that it was new and cool and it glowed… so companies decided to put it into a variety of products, like this radioactive X-radium cookware. Yeah, that was a bad idea.
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The most beautiful vintage wedding dresses from the early 1900s
Planning a wedding with a classic old-fashioned feel? Check out this collection of beautiful vintage wedding dresses from the first decade of the 1900s!
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How to throw a formal dinner party, Edwardian-style (1905)
The following is a list of the indispensable and necessary pieces of china and glass for correct dinner service, together with a menu describing each of the fourteen courses served at a formal dinner party.
1800s
Take a trip back to New York’s original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
The luxurious original Waldorf-Astoria was among America’s first big hotels. When it was built during the Victorian era, and for years thereafter, it was considered the finest hotel in the world — and it soon became the most famous, too.
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San Francisco’s Victorian marvel: The huge swimming pools at Sutro Baths
San Francisco’s great old Sutro Baths was a huge structure with several enormous swimming pools, viewing galleries, museums and more, right next to the Golden Gate. See inside the Victorian marvel here!
1900s
Dive into these 10 amazing old indoor swimming pools
It’s incredible to see how awesome — in size, in design, in popularity — old-fashioned indoor swimming pools could be. Here, take a look at 10 gorgeous pools from days gone by!
1900s
Beautiful Victorian homes & mansions in old Detroit (early 1900s)
After years of growth through various successful businesses, Detroit became a major transportation hub, and many Gilded Age mansions were built to the east and west of what is now downtown Detroit.
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Classic celebrities: See 75 stars of the stage shine on Theater Magazine (1901-1922)
Through these 75 gorgeous and artistic color covers of Theater magazine, take a peek back in time to the stage scene from the first decades of the twentieth century.
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How to choose the most flattering, fashionable corsets (1904)
After years of deliberation and search through the fashion centers of the world, women have been brought to the realization of exactly what they require in the way of fashionable corsets.
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Coney Island’s Dreamland Tower (1904-1911)
Dreamland and its beautiful tower attract the eye of the pleasure seeker long before Coney Island is reached. There is capital amusement under and about the big tower, and all the novelties are enjoying a large share of favor…
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St Paul’s street trolley: The Auto of the People (1904)
Cover of the St Paul Globe’s Magazine Section – Sunday, July 10, 1904 The People’s Automobile With clang of gong and happy song, And laughter
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How to peel shrimp (1904)
It may seem trifling to those who know how to do it, to say anything about peeling shrimps, but there is a right way and a wrong way — and it is surely worthwhile to practice the former.
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Vintage Ghostbusters: Brooklyn Society for the Extermination of Ghosts (1904)
The ghosts within a radius of a hundred miles of New York might as well quit, and haunted houses still the restless spirits that moan at midnight.
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Luxury apartment living in New York City is just a fad? Millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt and his wife set the lifestyle pace (1904)
In the early 1900s, the millionaire Vanderbilts moved into an apartment in New York City, meaning other refined people could live in flats without losing prestige in society. I daresay!
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Advice on boys’ too-loud voices (1904)
Boys’ too-loud voices Question: I would like to ask you a few questions regarding my little boy. He has a habit of talking very loudly.
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Mansard roof homes in St Paul, Minnesota (1904)
Medieval history of Tenth Street & its Mansards Not that Rhenish castles fortify St Anthony Hill or Dayton’s Bluff; not that campaniles sanctify the pleasant
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At the circus: Performing animals (1904)
Beasts as entertainers Tricks of performing animals by William G Fitzgerald There probably is more competition in the entertainment world than in any other profession.
1910s
Clothes trees for the kiddies (1915)
Clothes tree for the kiddies Much work and confusion may be avoided when the children undress at night if each one is made the proud
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10 Historic US post offices (early 1900s)
Post office – Boston, Massachusetts (1900) St Paul, Minnesota (1905) Post office – Saginaw, Michigan (1900-1920) Buffalo, New York (1900-1906) Albany,
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Variants of the surname “Pratt” (1904)
“Pretty” a variation of the name “Pratt” by Elanor Lexington Pratt is a name derived from the Latin pratum — a meadow. Platt has the
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A tour of the White House (1904)
The lobby of the White House The Red Room The Blue Room The Green Room The President’s office, White House The State Dining Room The
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How to arrange a rainbow party (1904)
The rainbow, with its softly blending colors, makes a delightful motif for a home entertainment, especially for a gathering of little people.
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The art of furnishing a cottage home (1904)
Art and comfort in furnishing the cottage home In the fitting of a cottage home, whether old or new, certain considerations must always be to
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Care of the teeth (1904)
Care of the teeth To lose the teeth by accident or from uncontrollable natural causes is a misfortune, but to neglect sound or filled teeth
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The Wright Brothers: Aerial navigation (1904)
by Malcolm McDowell Author of “Shop Talk on the Wonders of the Crafts“ When the flying machine built by Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton,
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Do you buy ‘because it was cheap’? (1904)
A woman can save, and she justly prides herself on this ability Men buy what they want when they want it, but women often buy
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NYC subway nears completion (1904)
Interest in the subway grows As it nears completion, interest in the subway grows — underground shops — safety devices. The workmen call this John
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Cancer: Radium is brighter than sunshine (1904)
Great hopes raised by liquid sunshine They may be disappointed, but at least light will be shed in places hitherto dark With the announcement the
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Valentine’s Day fun and games (1904)
Day when hearts are trumps Minneapolis women cleverly adapt timely ideas and games to suit the tradition of Valentine’s Day A favorite season for entertaining
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Making of 30,000 valentines (1904)
Making of 30,000 valentines For months, a dozen Minneapolis women have been busy with paints and brushes illustrating sentimental and humorous, lines — and new
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